From Deseret News archives:
Police officers punished
Later during his shift on July 19, 2006, the head of the police department's narcotics squad didn't respond to a detail. His supervisor called him in.
"He was asked to take a urinalysis and tested positive for amphetamines," Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training counsel Rick Wyss recounted during a disciplinary hearing Thursday. "He did admit he had been addicted to controlled substances for some time."
Atack resigned from the police force and signed a form, consenting to have his peace officer certification revoked. In a unanimous vote, the Utah POST Council ended Atack's 14-year career in law enforcement.
Atack was among a dozen cops punished on Thursday for various misconduct. The disciplinary actions came the same day that the Utah POST Council approved a series of changes in how it decides what level of discipline an officer will face.
The council still has discretion to rule against the guidelines, as some members did while reviewing the disciplinary recommendations Thursday.
In considering the case of former Salt Lake City Police Officer Marcus Barrett, council members rejected a three-year suspension of his peace officer certification.
The POST Council said Barrett got into a fight during a basketball game at a Gold's Gym in West Valley City last year. The fight continued into the parking lot, where Barrett is accused of retrieving a shotgun from the trunk of his police car and racking it.
Barrett pleaded guilty to class C misdemeanor disorderly conduct and was sentenced to a year's probation and ordered to pay a $200 fine. He quit the Salt Lake Police force and signed an agreement with POST for a three-year suspension.
It was not good enough for POST Council member Larry Gillett. He pushed for a revocation.
"You've got an officer that's totally out of control," Gillett said. "I wouldn't want him on the streets again."
A Rich County sheriff's deputy accused of billing $1,800 for work he didn't do also divided the council. POST investigators said David Schirado would watch movies during his shift.
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